Grand Ballroom I-III at Durham Convention Center

Grand Ballroom I-III is 31.7 x 45.4 m (104 x 149 ft), 1,439 m² (15,491 sq ft), with a 5.2 m (17 ft) ceiling.

Plan view

LED wall that fits

Under a 5.2 m ceiling with 1.5 m trim and 0.3 m clearance you get 6 rows of 500 mm tile flown. Along the 45.4 m wall a Absen PL2.5 Plus V2 wall runs 72 x 6 (14400 x 1200 px, 3,370 kg, 69.1 kW).

Wall sizing assumes 1.5 m trim to the bottom edge, 0.3 m clearance under the ceiling, and a wall no wider than 80% of the longest wall. Weight and power are tile totals from the panel spec sheet; add processing, rigging, and cable.

Seating estimate

After a 12 x 7 m stage, Grand Ballroom I-III holds about 3,011 theater seats, 1,232 banquet seats at rounds of 10, or 847 classroom seats. Back row in theater is roughly 38.4 m from the downstage edge; the previz checks whether the bottom of the wall clears the heads in front.

Other rooms at Durham Convention Center

• Junior Ballroom A-D46.6 x 22.9 m (153 x 75 ft) · 4.9 m ceiling
• Grand Ballroom II-III31.7 x 27.7 m (104 x 91 ft) · 5.2 m ceiling
• Grand Ballroom I-II31.7 x 26.8 m (104 x 88 ft) · 5.2 m ceiling
• Grand Ballroom III31.7 x 18.6 m (104 x 61 ft) · 5.2 m ceiling
• Grand Ballroom I31.7 x 17.7 m (104 x 58 ft) · 5.2 m ceiling
• Junior Ballroom B13.7 x 22.9 m (45 x 75 ft) · 4.9 m ceiling
• Junior Ballroom C13.1 x 22.9 m (43 x 75 ft) · 4.9 m ceiling
• Grand Ballroom II31.7 x 9.1 m (104 x 30 ft) · 5.2 m ceiling
• Junior Ballroom A9.8 x 22.9 m (32 x 75 ft) · 4.9 m ceiling
• Junior Ballroom D9.8 x 22.9 m (32 x 75 ft) · 4.9 m ceiling
• Pre-Function9.6 x 9.6 m (31 x 31 ft) · 3.1 m ceiling
• Junior Ballroom A29.8 x 9.1 m (32 x 30 ft) · 4.9 m ceiling

Published dimensions (source), fetched 2026-09-05. All rooms at Durham Convention Center · Venues in Durham